CHENNAI: Protocol faux pas by the Raj Bhavan authorities marred the swearing-in ceremony of the chartered Madras high court's only third woman chief justice on Sunday.

When Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani was sworn in and administered oath by governor Banwarilal Purohit, police officers and ministers were

"With a bit of dismay, I am constrained to bring on record the incautious protocol extended to the judges of the Madras high court at today's (Sunday) swearing-in ceremony by the organisers of Raj Bhavan,"